The Old Dart Foundation

Analysis

The Old Dart Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08565375). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Old Dart Foundation reported income of £2.1m and spending of £7.9m, spending 370% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £3.5m to £2.1m (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 384% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Old Dart Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Connex Community Support (£2.1m), YMCA Fairthorne Housing (£2.1m) and Wisdom Hospice Charity (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 87% and investments 13%. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 12%. Grants to other organisations totalled £5.8m. Reserves of £35.9m would cover about 54 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.